The Truth About Hybrid Cars : It’s Worse Than You Think!

Hybrid cars have long been marketed as the sensible halfway house between petrol vehicles and fully electric cars. But does the real-world evidence actually support that idea? Data from independent organisations comparing traditional petrol cars, plug-in hybrids, “self-charging” hybrids and full battery electric vehicles strongly suggests not. So are hybrids still a useful stepping stone — or has the time finally come to move on? Help support this channel's independence at   / justhaveathink   Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhave... Reference Links Michael Leibreich at Modo Energy    • Electrification Is Everything - Michael Li...   An even stronger warning from professionals who service electric vehicles https://evclinic.eu/2025/09/27/if-you... National Vehicle Solutions https://www.nationalvehiclesolutions.... GridServe https://www.gridserve.com/2025-averag... ZapMap https://www.zapmap.com/ev-stats/charg... Fraunhofer / ICCT White Paper https://theicct.org/wp-content/upload... ICCT European Analysis https://theicct.org/wp-content/upload... T&E Analysis https://www.transportenvironment.org/... Carbon Brief https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-... Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark:    / simonoxfphys   ClimateTown:    / @climatetown   Dr Gilbz    / @drgilbz   zentouro:    / zentouro   Climate Adam:    / climateadam   Kurtis Baute:    / scopeofscience   Sarah Karvner:    / @sarahkarver   Beckisphere:    / @beckisphere   Our Changing Climate :    / @ourchangingclimate   🎉 Hoodie Giveaway Winners 🎉 Thanks to everyone who took part – I’ve now randomly selected the 10 winners: @lorenzoventura7701 @neilgarcia9127 @mikaellinberger6645 @angelaanderson2662 @marsupialdungbucket @annieellison2046 @joshMorland @catherinegreen8440 @rivmey @michaelreid2329 If you’re on this list, congratulations! Please email me at [email protected] within 28 days, quoting your YouTube handle, so I can arrange delivery. Thanks again to everyone who entered – really appreciate the support for the channel 👍